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DRPS : Course Catalogue : School of Social and Political Science : Sociology

Undergraduate Course: Culture and Modernity (SCIL10002)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Social and Political Science CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) AvailabilityAvailable to all students
SCQF Credits20 ECTS Credits10
SummaryPrefaced by an introduction to the sociology of art and culture, the course will focus on key artistic movements, forms and issues in the 20th century and chart their relationship to changing forms of modernity. A general discussion of the social determinants of art will feed into an analysis of the nature of artistic production, exhibitionary cultures and cultural reception. It will focus, especially, on the nature and function of art 'worlds' as sociological entities in order to demystify the myth of the artist-genius and tackle the complex relationship between culture, ideology and social reproduction.
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesRecommended for students with a social science background
High Demand Course? Yes
Course Delivery Information
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Learning Outcomes
1. Evaluate a range of concepts and approaches within cultural sociology to the historical development of art and the avant-garde.

2. Critically assess accounts of social and cultural change in the twentieth century.

3. Analyse the social relationships within and between cultural movements such as Dadaism, Surrealism and Situationism in twentieth-century Europe.

4. Examine the social and political processes that impacted on selected aesthetic movements and urban forms in the twentieth century.

5. Identify the sociological significance of particular techniques and strategies used by artistic movements.

6. Assess the relevance of theory to social, cultural or political issues.

7. Undertake and present scholarly work including the discussion and evaluation of theory and evidence.

8. Recognise and comment on social issues raised by the activities of contemporary groups and networks such as modern artists, photographers and curators.
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsNot entered
Contacts
Course organiserDr Nicholas Prior
Tel: (0131 6)50 3991
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